Airfare prices are expected to drop back down and normalize after a major spike in 2022, according to a new report. Prices tend to jump during early summer months.

“Domestic airfare this fall will drop to $286 in August, down -25% compared to the airfare peak in May of this year. Airfare will remain at or below $300 through September, before beginning to rise in October and November,” airfare-booking company Hopper said Monday in a report.

Prices climbed throughout the year due to an array of factors, including the prices of jet fuel, demand for flights, capacity, disruptions and the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

If the forecast is accurate, airfare prices may level off from where they were at the beginning of the year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that overall, the consumer price index for airline tickets in 2022 went up 25%, with an 18.6% spike in June alone.

To make up for high airfare prices, Hayley Berg, Hopper’s lead economist and author of the report, recommends buying plane tickets within the next few weeks to catch the best prices.

“For travelers who are thinking about going on a trip, I would say it’s a very good time to decide to go on that trip. Fares will be the lowest for the next couple of weeks that they will be until January,” Berg told USA TODAY on Monday.

In June, flight delays became so common from the increase in travel that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. demanded Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg take direct action to fix it.

Sanders said at the time that it is “unacceptable that airline ticket prices have skyrocketed by 38% over the past year, while airline delays have increased by 50%."

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